From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 24172 invoked from network); 3 Dec 2020 20:51:58 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 3 Dec 2020 20:51:58 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 5CCBA9CA68; Fri, 4 Dec 2020 06:51:53 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D26069CA4B; Fri, 4 Dec 2020 06:51:38 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=dartmouth.edu header.i=@dartmouth.edu header.b="co7nvlmQ"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id D53299CA4B; Fri, 4 Dec 2020 06:51:36 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qk1-f173.google.com (mail-qk1-f173.google.com [209.85.222.173]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A5B8D9CA4A for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2020 06:51:35 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qk1-f173.google.com with SMTP id x25so3520005qkj.3 for ; Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:51:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=dartmouth.edu; s=google1; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=bYF+aILS4Ksw7Y8pHB2+JZCHca/qEw+0ilHuagy4/9o=; b=co7nvlmQdkqmfwDnVBQno7w5s8sgSDGP4GA7CbK6ilbOTJnaU4g8Ag/4Dz6MfGwt3V jkdOBmMNkhH7j7kpUS5Sq5LQjrrQZ9ADpuk2m7ZbEzmzWiK6t3whPvp2oOVw15ZUjQ3L hv3bPN2E3RXfcau1G65oqiJjASccEYCEJH6a5YkIG6+Pmwj4cDRcN8BIK7+iEb26qteG bboL5vpJ4Ii5dq6AGJljbjzzt5CSyGBoYCR3Sdq2rGZ4B9VaK0SHR2m23KkLn7X2hh3X EPS2LbRSoL99EdRDxOIkpdps/YfQW4gEjCXtzMnVOaAzY2+uaJjTSp/1qottCLkyCLg/ YzfA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=bYF+aILS4Ksw7Y8pHB2+JZCHca/qEw+0ilHuagy4/9o=; b=CRS6BYB7JOMo7gs6STQ1PawNqNUfMFA+tD2fP8Os6TDjZfhjud3K5UwcjXjoM/2aIU ZR0bSm8lt9ucum5VkNkxrTN0bPocxnmC2ZxxKxAsNUxLe+kRxI6Pd3HOp/PrUfaWXN3q iTlIMziPh66muInv/Slb4Bne3IWlJhn3MC8N9cg5vbwjlxl14KsDrP/fHOPou6q+SyOR qkMdQ9tHu2//M9s8wvMTlbgebBtceszF73vi2CwgPIuKalnd4sX/Ht0RG8gmHgO78DrU 6wiAdnB8ss/AKEvAEfA/bio/5vQ0PST2eRCoVyGVkb6BF4hhGIfJ4f1dv5CGrFGQioXs 5kLQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532A1r/cts3uMvlLG9l/VtOx3MHpON2/VwxZIz7mkV4vEHvRLTJw AgJ2UcyAwxb9JuL2L83/NY9RuQsLkLuNV20WMCL7Pg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyYaQOwC7CdOp8J4b+65f9fggCT9F+wof2T4KDyV2nVeS1/yCW/iADZo5a8xE5/ZNd4G52vPhUQ/D2FfxjZLC4= X-Received: by 2002:a37:bac7:: with SMTP id k190mr4894522qkf.464.1607028694774; Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:51:34 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: M Douglas McIlroy Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2020 15:51:24 -0500 Message-ID: To: Niklas Karlsson Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: Re: [TUHS] The UNIX Command Language (1976) X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: tuhs@tuhs.org Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" https://archive.org/details/a_research_unix_reader pp 29-30 On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 3:37 PM Niklas Karlsson wrote: > > Den tors 3 dec. 2020 kl 21:32 skrev M Douglas McIlroy : >> >> There's a back story. The paper appears in the proceedings of a >> conference held in London in 1973, a few months after the advent of >> pipes. While preparing the presentation, Ken was inspired to invent >> and install the pipe operator. His talk wouldn't have been nearly as >> compelling had it been expressed in the original pipeline syntax (for >> which I take the blame). > > > Now I'm curious. Is there anywhere I can read about the original pipeline syntax? I tried searching a bit, but the only mention that was even vaguely informative only stated that > was involved. > > Thanks! > Niklas